Noun: barbarization ,baa(r)-bu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,baa(r)-bu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
- An act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
"The prolonged conflict resulted in the barbarization of once-peaceful communities";
- barbarisation [Brit]
Derived forms: barbarizations
Type of: debasement, degradation
Encyclopedia: Barbarization